http://www.sportslocal.com/clps New Sports News on Sports Local en-us Copyright 2008 Sports Local Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:43:20 EST Seven years ago Houston owner Bud Adams reacted to a playoff loss by firing the head coach. If Adams hopes to live long enough to watch the Oilers play in a Super Bowl, he'll follow Sunday's playoff debacle in Denver by making history repea http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=99 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Let me work up to this exercise in why truth is stranger than fiction by presenting a multiple choice question. In this lifetime, which of the following events will never happen: http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=100 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST How about them Cowboys? Yeah, I know, that's Jimmy Johnson's line from the NFC title game in Frisco 2 weeks ago. Truth is I honestly can't think of better bbeginning for the Cowboys' 52-17 crushing of Buffalo Sunday in the Super Bo http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=101 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Billy Tubbs is quickly becoming to Big 8 basketball what Al Davis is to the National Football League, what Tommy Lasorda is to Houston Astro fans, what Harry Truman was to Republicans in the 1950s. http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=102 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Rockets, the 1990s have been a fun time to be a sports fan or sports columnist in Texas. http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=103 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Based on the final poll, which unfortunately is the way college football determines its national champion -- make that mythical national champion -- Notre Dame reigns today as No. 1. Certainly no surprise there. http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=104 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Without rolling the dice a single time, drawing 21 from a generous dealer or hitting a mammoth slot machine payoff, Earl Evans may have struck it rich last weekend in Las Vegas. http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=98 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Those who expected the relentless media demands during Super Bowl week to trigger the scowling, surly dark side of Jimmy Johnson are shaking their heads in amazement. http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=85 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Okay, fess up now. How many of you were sitting there verbally bashing Jimmy Johnson for turning down a chip shot field goal and a 27-13 lead with seven minutes left in the NFC championship game? http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=86 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST Somebody Lamar University basketball coach Mike Deane respects needs to deliver a very forceful message to the third-year coach. That somebody needs to tell Deane he needs to tone it down on the sidelines, his public conduct toward p http://www.sportslocal.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=87 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:47:15 EST